There were a number of other challenges organised by Pure Challenge Ltd both this year and next and it seems that there are possibly thousands of customers now out of pocket. Many of these paid months ago and are outside PayPal's 180 day buyer protection limit so are finding it difficult to get refunds. Some of us have been lucky and have managed to get refunds through our banks and credit card companies. There is no administrator as Pure Challenge Ltd is still an 'active' company according to Companies House. Initially, when I heard the news about PC, I thought it was just 'bad luck' and that they were a genuine business who had run out of money, but having done a bit of research it seems that the director of Pure Challenge Ltd has been or is still the director of many companies since 2011 - at my last count 6 are dissolved and 6 are still active - they don't seem to last very long, generally around 18 months. It seems that once accounts and paperwork are due the companies are dissolved (compulsory strike off being a common theme), surely not the tactics of a genuine businessman.
For those still interested in the 6 Dales Challenge and not confident to navigate alone without 'back-up', Large Outdoors Ltd are putting on a replacement guided walk on the same date at a cost of £30 per person - details are on their website.